01537nab a2200217 4500 20260522133052.0 260224s2009 xxu Goldemberg, José 2208 Guardabassi, Patricia 40409 Are biofuels a feasible option? ene. 2009 25/02/2009 ; 25/02/2009 4 p. ; 10-14 Transcripción del resúmen publicado por el autor: Recently a number of objections have been raised against the use of ethanol produced from agricultural products such as maize, sugarcane, wheat or sugar beets as a replacement for gasoline, despite some of their advantages such as being cleaner and to some extent renewable. We address these objections in this paper. Topics discussed include the "corn connection" (which was theorized to be a cause of deforestation in the Amazonia), the rise of food prices due to ethanol production and the real possibilities of ethanol in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It has been shown that such concerns are grossly exaggerated and that ethanol from sugarcane, as produced in Brazil, is the preferred option for the production of fuel not only in terms of cost but also as a favourable energy balance. Finally, the possibility of expanding ethanol production to other sugar-producing countries is also discussed. 1 Etanol 1162 Biocombustibles 25092 Energy Policy 37 ARTICULO ddc 169141 169141 0 0 0 0 236960 BAAB BAAB 2026-03-05 200043931 0 200043931 2026-03-05 15:11:21 2026-03-05 ARTICULO